Ireland's Outdoors

A Visual Companion to Angela McCourt's Ireland

Lonely Planet's Ireland is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.

Following the Irish coast in a clockwise direction, acclaimed ecologist Richard Nairn travels by boat, on foot and sometimes by air to visit the best remaining wild places, including islands, cliffs, beaches and dunes.

A fully illustrated guidebook to the many beautiful towns and places of interest to visit along the Wild Atlantic Way.

Ireland's seashores are famous for their spectacular beauty, ranging from exposed rocky headlands that receive the full power of the Atlantic to enclosed sea loughs and sheltered mudflats.

Ireland’s premier photographers, The Lensmen, captured the essence of life in Ireland during the 1950s in their stunning and thought provoking images.

This visual journey through the West of Ireland is a distinctive collection of striking images, from the Ring of Kerry to majestic Ben Bulben in Sligo. But more often Carsten Krieger, a German living in County Clare, has wandered off the beaten track to discover hidden gems of the West.

Dublin, being the capital of Ireland, has the trappings of power, big business, government and national culture. Cork has the tallest building in Ireland, the longest building in Ireland, the best hurling, football and rugby players and road. The images in this text show these two great cities at their best.

Michael Fewer has been exploring Ireland and writing about his travels for nearly a quarter of a century...

With routes spanning the province, here is everything you need to explore the highways and byways of Munster - on two wheels.